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Most of the text I'm working on is in note form, so I have no context.All I know is as follows: 1 refers to reinforcing powers at a national level and this is tagged on in the form( ); 2 is a business sector (I don't know what surface, unless it's roads. No contextual clues); 3 is the title of a section, possibly stataement,but it sounds a bit lame.

Explanation:1. Termium, which is Canadian, proposes *streams* and *components* for what, in the U.S., are called *branches* of government (in the U.S. we consider that we have achieved a "balance of powers" between our three "branches of government"--our formula for avoiding despotism). If you are aiming for a European readership, I'd use *sectors* might ring more of a bell than branches.

A quick look at the results of a Google search for *traitement de surface* turns up about equal numbers of sites for plastics, metallurgy, photography and paper, so either go back and ask your client, or go for the most literal translation, *surface treatment*.

3. Definition and reporting of production itself [I do wonder how the masculine "du"got in front of "production" ???]

Thanks. The ST text was (I say with reservation, as it's often the case, but I think this was a particularly bad case) defective. A later part explained that surface treatment related to metals and plastic. I didn't notice the 'du' (I copied directly from the text). This was a job that became terribly complicated, mostly because the original was badly formatted, so I had real problems meeting the deadline. I appreciate your help and the help of the other contributors.4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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Institutional and Judicial Components

Explanation:volet: part of a plan in French.

Traitement de surface: Surface Treatment or Processing, for lack of clues.

Constat et définition du (?) production. Are you sure it's "du"? Should be "de la" since "production" is feminine.
Constat usually refers to some kind of official inspection with a certificate recording the data.
Inspection Certificate and Definition of Production Proper. Just a guess.

Explanation:1 - institutional and legal heads / heads / sections
2 - surface treatments (without more context impossible to be precise. The rest of your text or your client must give you some indication!) Could be roads, walls, floors. Could it even be something abstract?
3 - comments on and definition of own production

Explanation:1. Termium, which is Canadian, proposes *streams* and *components* for what, in the U.S., are called *branches* of government (in the U.S. we consider that we have achieved a "balance of powers" between our three "branches of government"--our formula for avoiding despotism). If you are aiming for a European readership, I'd use *sectors* might ring more of a bell than branches.

A quick look at the results of a Google search for *traitement de surface* turns up about equal numbers of sites for plastics, metallurgy, photography and paper, so either go back and ask your client, or go for the most literal translation, *surface treatment*.

3. Definition and reporting of production itself [I do wonder how the masculine "du"got in front of "production" ???]

Thanks. The ST text was (I say with reservation, as it's often the case, but I think this was a particularly bad case) defective. A later part explained that surface treatment related to metals and plastic. I didn't notice the 'du' (I copied directly from the text). This was a job that became terribly complicated, mostly because the original was badly formatted, so I had real problems meeting the deadline. I appreciate your help and the help of the other contributors.

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